Scholarships

Wow MC, you got rejected from the ABA scholarship too?I got that friendly "thanks-but-no-thanks" postcard earlier this month. I was disappointed because I really, really need money. I just assumed someone with better grades/LSAT and/or going to STANFORD would be getting the $$. I guess the competition is crazy for that scholarship.Did you apply for the Bay Area bar scholarship too? I did, keeping my fingers crossed but not holding my breath.

When did you find out you were rejected? I assume I was rejected but I haven't heard anything yet! I'm tired of being in limbo.

I've only heard back from one scholarship that I didn't get. I certainly wasn't activist enough for it, but I thought I'd try.

Wow MC, you got rejected from the ABA scholarship too?I got that friendly "thanks-but-no-thanks" postcard earlier this month. I was disappointed because I really, really need money. I just assumed someone with better grades/LSAT and/or going to STANFORD would be getting the $$. I guess the competition is crazy for that scholarship.Did you apply for the Bay Area bar scholarship too? I did, keeping my fingers crossed but not holding my breath.

When did you find out you were rejected? I assume I was rejected but I haven't heard anything yet! I'm tired of being in limbo.

I've only heard back from one scholarship that I didn't get. I certainly wasn't activist enough for it, but I thought I'd try.

GENERAL GRADUATEAvailable to graduate women working on a professional degree, masters, doctoral or enrolled in post-doctoral study. Awarded for full-time study for one academic year (Fall-Spring). Not to exceed $2,500 per year-paid directly to recipient.

Deborah Partridge Wolfe International FellowshipAvailable to graduate or undergraduate United States students studying abroad and/or graduate or undergraduate foreign students studying within. Awarded for full-time study for one academic year (Fall-Spring). Amount varies from $500 to $1,000 paid directly to recipient. Documented proof of academic study and plan of program must be sent to the Scholarship Chairperson with signature of school administrator or Program Director.

THE FOLLOWING AWARDS ARE ONLY OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED

Nancy B. Wooldridge McGee Graduate FellowshipAvailable to members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. who are pursuing a graduate or professional degree in an accredited college or university program. Applicant must have demonstrated scholarly distinction or unusual ability in her chosen field. Awarded for full-time study for the academic year (Fall-Spring) and may be renewed. Amount varies from $500 to $1,000 payable to college or university. Proof of enrollment required.

Copies of the scholarship application form may be accessed electronically via this website: www.ZphiB1920.orgor to receive an application(s) send your request in writing with a return self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Requests for copies of the scholarship application form are accepted only during the period September 1 – December 15. Such requests should be clearly marked on the bottom left corner of the envelope with “NEP-AR”.

Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship AwardsThe Foundation awards scholarships on a competitive basis. All students meeting the criteria below are eligible to apply, regardless of nationality or citizenship.

Current list of Datatel Client Schools that have Law Schools (there may be more):TulsaValparaisoWashington and LeeWidener UniversityQuinnipiac

Angelfire scholarship - For any student who is currently attending a Datatel Client institution, who is also a Vietnam Veteran, spouse or child of a Vietnam Veteran, or a refugee from Cambodia, Laos or Vietnam during the 1964-1975 time frame.

Returning Student scholarship – For students who have returned to school at a Datatel Client institution after experiencing a five-year or more absence.

All applications must be submitted via the on-line application form found on the Datatel Scholars Foundation web page: www.datatel.com/dsf. Paper applications are no longer accepted.

• Before starting the on-line application process, please check with your financial aid office for specific procedures regarding their nomination process. Although your institution may be eligible to participate, not all institutions choose to nominate students, or they may implement a “screening” process. It is the student’s responsibility to first check with their institution’s financial aid office regarding any specific procedures being used in addition to completion of the on-line application form.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleAgnes Jones Jackson Scholarship - NAACP Education DepartmentEligibility Requirements: Current regular members of the NAACP for at least one-year or fully paid life members, under the age of 25 before the deadline, must be a full-time student and have at least a 3.0 (B) GPA. Scholarship Amount: $2,500Application Deadline: April 30Contact Information: 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, call 410-358-8900, fax 410-358-1607

American Bar Association Business Law Section CLEO Fellows Business Law ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: Must be first or second year law student who participated in CLEO, is member of the ABA Law Student Division and is pursuing a career in business law. Must write an essay. Scholarship Amount: $5,000 maximumContact Information: Zenaida Arroyo, ABA Business Law Section, CLEO Fellows Scholarship, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60611, E-Mail: arroyoz@staff.abanet.orgWebsite: http:// www.abanet.org/buslaw

American Association of University WomenSelected Professional FellowshipsEligibility Requirements: Must be a female, full-time student, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, member of ethnic minority group historically underrepresented in the (legal) profession. Entering first year of study in year fellowship was to be awarded. Must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. Scholarship Amount: $5,000 to $10,000Application Deadline: January 10Contact Information: AAUW, Department 60, 2201 North Dodge Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4030Website: http://www.aauw.org

Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc. Public Interest ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: Entering full-time Black law students, U.S. citizens, who have a commitment to public interest law. Will pledge to work one year in public interest law for each year of scholarship assistance provided. Scholarship Amount: $1,500 per year/3 years and $2,500 summer grant for internship with the Legal Defense FundApplication Deadline: March 15Contact Information: The Earl Warren Legal Training Program, 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10013 or call 212-219-1900.

East West CenterContact Information: 1777 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848

Florida Minority Participation in Legal Education ProgramPre-Law Scholarships (Freshmen) Eligibility Requirements: Member of historically disadvantaged minority group underrepresented in Florida bar membership. Must be a freshman at a public or private regionally accredited four-year college or university in the State of Florida. Must be U.S. citizen, Florida resident attending a public or private regionally-accredited, four-year institution in Florida. Must maintain a 2.75 GPA to continue in sophomore year. Scholarship Amount: Annual tuition, fees, room and board, up to the full cost at public schools, up to 40% of full cost at private schools, plus annual reimbursement for up to $700 for books and suppliesApplication Deadline: May 31Contact Information: Florida Education Fund, MPLE Office, 15485 Eagle Nest Lane, Suite 200, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014, (305) 364-3111Website: http://www.fl-edu-fd.org/mplepre-law.htm

Florida Minority Participation in Legal Education ProgramPre-Law Scholarships (Sophomore, Junior and Senior) Eligibility Requirements: Member of underrepresented, historically disadvantaged minority group, U.S. citizen, Florida resident attending a public or private regionally-accredited, four-year institution in Florida. Must intend to attend a Florida law school. Must maintain a 3.25 GPA. Scholarship Amount: Annual tuition, fees, room and board, up to the full cost at public schools, up to 40% of full cost at private schools, plus annual reimbursement for up to $700 for books and supplies. Up to $7,000 annuallyApplication Deadline: May 31Contact Information: Florida Education Fund, MPLE Office, 15485 Eagle Nest Lane, Suite 200, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014, (305) 364-3111Website: http://www.fl-edu-fd.org/mplepre-law.htm

Florida Minority Participation in Legal Education ProgramLaw Scholarships Eligibility Requirements: Member of underrepresented, historically disadvantaged minority group, U.S. citizen, Florida resident. Must receive or hold a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, must take or have already taken the LSAT. Must have the intention to practice law in the state of Florida for equal period in which financial assistance was provided. Selection based on merit, potential for success, financial need and intention to sit for the Florida bar exam. Students must enroll at one of the following schools: Florida Coastal School of Law, Florida State University College of Law, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center, St. Thomas University School of Law, Stetson University College of Law, University of Florida College of Law and University of Miami School of LawScholarship Amount: Up to $10,000/year for selected students at private Florida law schools and up to $4,500 /year for selected students at public Florida law schools, plus annual stipends of up to $11,000Application Deadline: June 28Contact Information: Contact any Florida law school or write to Florida Education Fund, MPLE Office, 18350 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Third Floor, Miami, FL 33169, 305-654-7133Website: http://www.fl-educ-fd.org/mple.html#apply

LULAC National Educational Service Center ScholarshipsEligibility Requirements: Minority group member or from a low-income background. Selection based on academic merit, achievement, honors and financial need. Scholarship Amount: Up to $1,000Application Deadline: March 31 (varies) Contact Information: LULAC National Educational Service Center, 400 First Street, NW, Suite 716, Washington, DC 20001

Macon B. Allen Black Bar AssociationEligibility Requirements: A full-time law student entering the second year, in good academic standing at an accredited law school that has exhibited a commitment to community service and dedicated to the ideals of the organization and has demonstrated financial need. Scholarship Amount: $1,000Application Deadline: October 1Contact Information: Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 8147, St. Albans, New York 11412, (212) 668-5632

National Bar Institute African-American Law Student Fellowship ProgramEligibility Requirements: Full-time African American law student who has completed at least two consecutive years of law school, has demonstrated a commitment to creating equality and justice for African-Americans through their work in his/her law school, neighborhood and community, and intends to return to a Black community to practice law after completing legal training. Scholarship Amount: Range $1,000 to $10,000Application Deadline: May 14Contact Information: National Bar Institute, 1225 11th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-4217, (202) 842-3900Website: http://www.nationalbar.org/nbi.html

National Black Law Students AssociationSandy Brown Memorial ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: Second or third-year law student and dues-paying member of the Black Law Students Association. Selection based on an essay written about NBLA's theme. Scholarship Amount: At least $500Application Deadline: February 23Contact Information: Contact the National Black Law Students Association National Office at 202-842-3900Website: http://www.nblsa.org

National Black Law Students AssociationNelson Mandela ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: Entering or enrolled law students. Selection based on financial need, community service, strong academic record. Recipient also chosen based on proposal geared towards on area of law as it reflects NBLSA's theme. Scholarship Amount: $1,000Application Deadline: February 15Contact Information: Contact the NBLSA National Office at 202-842-3900Website: http://www.nblsa.org/m scholr.htm

New York State Bar AssociationMinority Fellowship in Environmental LawEligibility Requirements: Must be a first, second or third year evening student, member of a minority group with a demonstrated interest in environmental law, and demonstrated academic achievement and leadership ability. Scholarship Amount: $5,000 stipend with participation in a 10-week summer internship with a government environmental agency or public interest environmental organization in New York State, expense-paid trips to annual spring and fall meetings of New York State Bar Association's State Bar Association's Environmental Law Section and participation in monthly dinner meeting of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Committee on Environmental LawApplication Deadline: January 3Contact Information: Fellowships in Environmental Law, New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207, (518) 463-3200, E-Mail: kplog@nysba.org

New York State Higher Education Services CorporationNew York State Regents Professional Opportunity ScholarshipsEligibility Requirements: Must have been a legal resident of New York State for one year prior to the academic year of the award and if given award, must practice in chosen profession in New York. First priority given to candidates who are economically disadvantaged and minority group member historically underrepresented in the profession. Second priority given to any candidate who is a minority group member underrepresented in the profession. Third priority given to any candidate enrolled in or graduated from one of the state-sponsored opportunity programs. Scholarship Amount: $1,000 to $5,000 per year (up to four years) Application Deadline: May 1Contact Information: The State Education Department, New York State Scholarship Unit, Bureau of Professional Career Opportunity Programs, Cultural Education Center - Room 5C64, Albany, NY 12230, (518) 486-1319

Sachs FoundationEligibility Requirements: African American residents of Colorado with GPA of at least 3.6. Selection based on area of study and life goals. Scholarship Amount: Up to $3,000 a yearApplication Deadline: February 15Contact Information: Norwest Tower, 90 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 1410, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (719) 633-2353

Sherman & Sterling and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: African American applying to law school. Renewable for second and third years of law school contingent upon acceptable academic record and progress. Selection based on demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, career achievement, as well as commitment to public service and the legal profession. Scholarship Amount: $10,000Contact Information: The Earl Warren Legal Training Program, Inc., Attn: Sherman & Sterling Scholarship Program, 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10013, (212) 965-2200

Wolverine Bar AssociationDamon J. Keith ScholarshipEligibility Requirements: Law students who have completed their first semester of their first year of law school. Selection based on commitment to social equality and combating racism. Scholarship Amount: $1,000 and upApplication Deadline: March 17Contact Information: Wolverine Bar Association, The Scholarship Committee, 645 Griswold, Suite 1747, Detroit, MI 48226, (313) 962-0250, fax (313) 962-5906

Wow MC, you got rejected from the ABA scholarship too?I got that friendly "thanks-but-no-thanks" postcard earlier this month. I was disappointed because I really, really need money. I just assumed someone with better grades/LSAT and/or going to STANFORD would be getting the $$. I guess the competition is crazy for that scholarship.Did you apply for the Bay Area bar scholarship too? I did, keeping my fingers crossed but not holding my breath.

When did you find out you were rejected? I assume I was rejected but I haven't heard anything yet! I'm tired of being in limbo.

I've only heard back from one scholarship that I didn't get. I certainly wasn't activist enough for it, but I thought I'd try.